The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-09
The GLUE HENS EGGS.
An Old fellow Who Was Much raksn
With q New Snecies nf Chickans


pap, said woman, dressed in faded
calico and dim gingham. The old fell
low stopped and the woman poiuted at
a lot OF cOlored eggs which had been
left over from Easter. and which the
grocer had temptingly arranged in
front of his store. Look thar" the
woman repeated, pointing at the eggs.
"Ihey air new wrinkle on my
hon" said the old fellow, taking up
one OF the eggs and examining it.
"IheSe here" he added. addressing the
grocer who approached" muster been
laid by one Nv the ole blue hens
chickens"
"They are direct descendants from
The old blue hen, sure enough" the
grocer replied. who showed an accomO-
iating quickness to tell lie, either
through courtesy or with an eye to
business.
"1ou don't say so.''
Eyes. sir, and 1 bought them for Mr..
Garland. who sent me word some time
ago to get him fewi if Ipossibly could. :"
"Wall, Gus ought to know whut good
chickens air."
HE undoubtedly does"
"Wall, I've heard about the old blue
hens chickens all my life. but this is
the tust time l ever seed any NV the
aigs."
'They are not very plentiful now,"
said the grocer. in fact, they are
bought up by the agents of monopolies
and sent North for the use of rich rail-
road men,"
'The chickens. reckon, lay over the
common run of fowls"
"As much. sir. as day lays over
night"
"Whut special advantage have they
got?'
"Well. they lay three times a day,
for one thing"
"Now, look here. you don't mean
that"
81 reckon he do. pap" the woman
declared. 81 know in reason that he
do, fur Aunt Caroline Welsh that had
some in Moth kliny, told me jest befo'
she died that they wuz the outlayenist
things she ever seed, an says she: .Ev-
erline, do b'lieve that the aigs is
fresher than the aigs Nv these here COM
mon chickens. "
"She was right" said the grocer.
''Mr. Garland tells me that the eggs
will keep for years without spelling,
but. " he added, laughingly, eff he don't
mind he will find that they don't keep
so well after all, for if he doesn't come
after them pretty soon I'll sell them.
A business man can't afford to let his
money lie idle, you know
That's fact" the farmer replied.
"Now, whut mOut they be wuth?''
"Well. L hardly know. Where do
Tou live?"
"On Saline river, about two days ride
from here"
'.Do you come to town very often?"
''Fust time l wuz ever here
Il thought that if you came to town
very often l might engage you to bring
me lot of the chickens when they
hatch. Tell YOU what I'll do. I'll let
you have all six of them for sixty cents"
"Ain't that putty heavy price,"
40, no, pap" said the woman. "Jest
think NV chickens that lay aigs-fresh
ones at that-three times day"
"All right" said the old fellow, haul
ing out the toe of an old sock and shak-
ing few dimes from it; iii take 'em.
Shore they'll hatch?'
"Hatch! Why you can cover them
up with an OLD straw hat and they'll
hatch. Much obliged. Well, call again"
When the grocer went back into the
store, he slapped himself, laughed up
roariously and then said:
1T may be wrong to cheat this wav, !
but l don't believe that we are called |
upon to have sympathy for such ignorant |
people; and. besides, honest old farmer |
as he looks. he d cheat me in Il minute
if he could"
Several weeks later an old fellow
drove up to grocery store and asked a
man who came out to the curbstone if
he wanted to buy any guinea chickens.
Fresh as they ken be an already
cleaned" said the old fellow.
what do you ask for them?'
''Wall, don't know whut they air
Tuth. You see they air mighty big
,nes."
''Yes, 1 see. How many have you
rot?''
Fifteen"
''There is not much sale for guineas."
"They oughter be wuth ten cents
'iece, oughtent they?"
The grocer, with shrewd hesitancy, j
eplied. Il don't know. Well. drive
ound to the back door and put them
'ut."
Immediately after receiving his money
he old fellow drove down town, and,
Nth woman who seemed to be his
Fife, was standing on street corner, I,
Then the grocer who had bought the +.
,uineas rushed up and exclaimed: I;
''You are lying old wolf, that's \.
THAT you are?'
"Whut's the matter?"
"You sold me a lot of buzzards, you :
Id wretch, and / am going to have you :
rrested if you don't give me back my !.
aoney. One of my best customers i,
ought one and then, discovering what
was. struck me over the head with it
nd then left the store -
IVY. pap, that was too bad, want : :